Travel Blogs from Puerto Varas, Chile
Adios Chile!
... hostel, they gave us a painted box as a souvenir of our stay. Then it was back on to Ruta 5 for the journey to Puerto Varas. We made a stop at Puerto Octay, which was a little village at the opposite side of Lago Llanquihue. It was like a ghost ...
Erste, Zweite, Heimat
Mit 300 Familien aus Böhmen und anderen deutschen Ländern fing die Kolonisierung um den Lago Llanquihue im Jahre 1853 an. Der chilenische Staat wollte sicherstellen, daß die von ihm auf dem Papier beanspruchten Gebiete auch tatsächlich unter seiner ...
On the Piste!
... chairlift. The view was breathtaking, you could see for miles across the mountains and lake. It was then back down the steep windy road to Puerto Varas and the hotel. After a shower we had dinner in the hotel. It was the end of a great day! We woke early ...
A town with a wonderful feel to it.
... you go by car it is 3 hrs. We forgot about all the stops the bus had to make. So 6hrs later we were there. Puerto Varas is a very nice town right on Lago Llanquihue. We stayed in Canales del Sur, a bed and breakfast that is ...
Chucky and The Towers of Pain
... hostel came and picked us up. Included in the six was Karina and a Kiwi/Aussie couple Joe and Rochelle. We wandered around Puerto Varas for a while, admiring the views across Lago Llanquihue to the volcano, Osorno. We got a bus to a nearby place called ...
Wieder festen Boden unter den Füssen
Nach den 3 Tagen auf "hoher" See verbrachten wir 2 Tage in Puerto Varas, einem kleinen, malerischen Städtchen am Lago Llanquihue, dem zweitgrössten See in Chile mit bester Aussicht auf den Vulkan Osorno. Hier genossen wir am ersten Tag das schöne ...
Volcanoes, Lakes but still no fish!!
We walked from the boat to the bus terminal in Puerto Montt where we jumped on the first bus to Puerto Varas a lovely German colony village on the shores of lake Llanquihue, which was the backdrop to the amazing snow - capped volcan Calbuceo. When we ...
Valdivia, Puerto Varras and Saltos del Laja
... the proud owner of a huge woolly jumper and 2 hats. Back on the bus and on to our next over-night destination - Puerto Varas. A beautiful lakeside town with stunning views of Volcano Calbuco. We spend the afternoon supping German beer (many of the towns ...
brujas on bicicletas
Waking, we hit every coffee shop in town....we are trying hard to catch up with ourselves. After a bit of a wild goose chase we find bikes to rent. Its funny, these chileans. Definatly don't know about custimer service. Once we find the bike ...
Home to the best cake in the world ever!!!!
... way back to the town to catch our bus. Talking of out of this world food, one day when we were wandering around Puerto Varas and feeling a little bit peckish, we stumbled across a little organic café across from a Kindergarten on Imperial that sold the ...
Op adem komen
... vonden we. Na twee uren vliegen arriveerden we veilig en wel op het vliegveld en namen een rechtstreekse minibus naar Puerto Varas. Puerto Varas is een schilderachtig dorpje aan Lago Llanguihue, een beetje Oostende, maar dan op z'n Chileens/Duits (Duitse ...
Puerto Varas
Igen idag har vi vaeret meget tidlig oppe, da vi skulle med et fly kl. 07.00 til Puerto Montt og videre til Puerto Vares. Vi havde regnet med at skulle lave nogle udendoersaktiviteter, men vejret var desvaerre for daarligt. Istedet har vi vaeret rundt at ...
Sejltur, regnbuer, blæst og regn ad libitum
... i et kvarters tid, mens vi sejlede på Lago Todos los Santos - der fik naturen godt gang i farverne. Da vi nåede frem til Puerto Varas nærmede klokken sig 20:00 - nåede lige at tjekke ind på hotellet, før jeg med en empanada med rejer i den ene ...
Some highlights and some lowlights
... the Andes by taking a combination of busses and ferries to get to the boarder town which was located approximately 100km east of Puerto Varas. We had been told by a few people that the ferry ride through this area was extremely picturesque and peaceful... ...
Puerto Montt
Today we had a nice sleep in. After breakfast we went down town and caught the bus to Puerto Montt about 20 minutes drive away. This is quite a big fishing town where everyone who wants to travel to the southern islands and glaciers, catch their ships. ...
los pinguinos
... , c'est le temps de reprendre la route, un vol de 2 heures pour puerto montt ou j'ai pris l'autobus pour me rendre a puerto varas, une destination beaucoup plus touristique et chaleureuse. Je suis arriver ici en fin de soiree, je vais arpenter les ...
Puerto Varas
... NL ben je al jarig. Vandag hebben we ons weer verplaatst. Het was maar een klein stukje (150 kilometer). We zijn nu in Puerto Varas, een leuk toeristisch plaatsje aan een groot meer met uitzicht op de vulkaan Osorno. Het is hier nog steeds erg warm. Hier ...
Puerto Varas
infomercials and volcanoes
... a few days in the navel of the earth, we headed to what I suppose must be the really long arm or something-mainland chile. The plan was puerto varas in the lake district, san pedro de atacama in the desert in the north and then santiago for a few days ...
Around Lake Llanquihue and Up Osorno Volcano
Today is one of the most beautiful we’ve experienced so far, even though it is a cloudy day. We drive around the lake through forests and lush farmlands, with incredible views of the nearby volcanoes in every direction. We can ...
Messing about on Todos Los Santos Lake
At 7am there's a real pea souper and nothing is visible from the balcony - no lake, no volcano. Even at 8am when we are picked up for our trip to Peulla, visibility is bad and the coach windows are completely steamed up. Our first stop is to take photos ...
At sea
We had a champagne and caviar brunch with all the trimmings. It was specular. We played bridge and started packing; the weather was a little too cool for swimming and sunbathing. This is our last night on the ...
Makila manooveri
... Makila! Ollaan tultu aikamoista munaravia pitkin Chilea ja nyt sijaitsemme pienessa alppikylaa muistuttavassa jarvenrantakohteessa nimelta Puerto Varas. Mainio paikka! Chilessa onkin tapahtunut yhta ja toista joten tassa kermat paalta. Muistattekos ...
Puerto Varas- The best for last
... I decide to take a full day tour to Chiloe to check out this interesting island as Liz will visit it for a longer time after I leave Puerto Varas. The tour to Chiloe ended up being a lot of time spent in a van, which I had been warned about by the ...
Not all cab drivers know how to get to the airport
... stuff and met Senora Flor, who introduced herself to James as “the mom.” We walked 3 km into the center of Puerto Varas along the lake Llanquihue and found the tour operator who was taking us on an excursion on Wednesday. Isabel was immensely ...
turkkilainen ja marsu kesatunnelmissa
... oudommat hiipparit (jos mahdollista) pysyivat taatusti kaukana. no kauppa loytyi ja pieni israelilaisemme hurmasi kaupan (mies!)myyjan chile-espanjallaan ja oluet sainme. (myyjan kanta asiaan aluksi oli etta oluen myyminen meille olisi unthinkable crime). ...
Chilean side of the lakes
... one was very thorough but nothing invasive and it didn't´t seem to matter whether you tick the declare box or not. We arrived into Puerto Varas at around 9pm and even though the bus stop was the other side of town it didn't take us long to walk to the ...

